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Last month, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency recognized recipients of the 2012 Best in the Basin Awards.

It marked the 23rd year TRPA’s Best in the Basin awards program has recognized projects that demonstrate exceptional planning, design and compatibility with the Lake Tahoe environment. Local professionals in the fields of landscaping, planning, engineering, water quality, and resource management judged each category.

“We are proud to honor this years’ list of Best in Basin winners,” said Joanne S. Marchetta, Executive Director of TRPA. “The restoration and protection efforts at Lake Tahoe are among the most innovative in the world and set an example for other communities facing similar issues.”

TRPA also recently announced updates to the program for the coming project year that make the program more flexible and allow project nominees to be evaluated under better weather conditions.

For 2013, the Best in the Basin nomination period will run from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 for projects that are completed between Oct. 12, 2012, and Dec. 31, 2013.

The updated nomination period will allow the judging panel to attend project tours the following spring or early summer when snow has receded and vegetation is at its best, rather than dodging changing weather conditions and visiting winterized sites in late October or November as has been the practice.

For additional information and images of any of this year’s Best in the Basin award winners, visit www.trpa.org.